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Monday, June 8, 2020
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Monday, June 8, 2020
Shin Bet virus tracing bill frozen
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe government has decided to freeze parliamentary work on a law that would allow the police and Shin Bet to use phone tracking for coronavirus contact tracing, according to media reports.
The move comes after ministers failed to agree on a version of the bill to pursue, and a subcommittee gave the government an extra 48 hours to propose the legislation.
The law was needed after a court said Israel could not continue to okay surveillance on an ad hoc basis without a law in place.
According to Haaretz, the Health Ministry said it made only one request to the Shin Bet to use its tracking powers over the last two weeks.
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